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good morning, everyone. it is sunday, june 11th. i am chris wynn in for carolyn tyler. a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> it's not june gloom. it's a june chill. how is that? we have not only clear conditions but we're looking at gusty winds and temperatures well below average. all due to the system to the north which will spread showers in northern sacramento valley. possibly higher hills around the bay area, check out the winds. you can see the camera shaking.
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low 50s in the city. 53 in san jose. 54 in mountain view. at the beach today, it will be sunny and gusty. we are looking at winds well w over 30 miles an hour. the winds now at the airport, 36 milesen a your ho. hayward, 24-mile-an-hour gusts. novato up to 28-mile-an-hour winds. by the afternoon we'll keep a few clouds around. 50s and 60s noontime and perhaps a 70 in the inland valleys. it won't be the norm. we'll see the cool weather, maybe some showers or a thunderstorm. we'll have your neighborhood forecast and a look at a big warmup coming up. a school district in brentwood has issued a public apology after a senior who also happens to be a private in the u.s. army was told he couldn't walk during his graduation if he wore his uniform. abc7 news reporter explains.
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>> my favorite part, i would have to say the u.s. >> reporter: harley fletcher is not ordinary private first class. he finished basic training at 17. unfortunately he missed miss graduation ceremony at liberty high school. he missed the excitement, the energy, the camaraderie because of this. >> he basically told me this is a graduation ceremony. you are not allowed to wear that uniform. you are supposed to wear a cap and gown. >> reporter: school administrators told harley he could borrow a cap and gown. he refused to cover up his uniform and left. >> i was in disbelief, but to see my husband devastated did my son devastated, being told he couldn't wear his uniform was crushing. >> reporter: liberty union high school superintendent released this apology citing state legislation that allows a high schooler who has completed basic training to wear a uniform at
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graduation. he goes on to say, quote, no slight was meant to harland nor the u.s. army. with a little prior notification i am sure the principal and the administration would have come to this conclusion before the ceremony. that's not true say the fletchers. >> he had spoken to his counselor several time over the weeks leading up to graduation. she advised him, yes, it is acceptable. >> reporter: harley plans to pick up his diploma on monday. he has not ruled out the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the school district. li lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was in san francisco last night after a mother and her 3-year-old child were injured by a hit-and-run driver between 8:00 and 9:00 in the south of market area between harrison and folsom. the suspect was arrested three miles away. the mother and child had been
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taken to the hospital. no word on the extent of their injuries. palo alto police are turning to social media in an effort to catch a killer in a case dating back 16 years. on june 10th, 2001, someone shot and killed 21-year-old maria shiou outside of the q nightclub on alma street. she was celebrating her birthday with friends and family. police say they don't believe she was targeted but they still don't have a motive. >> in our circle of friends we don't know anyone who has been murdered. we don't know anyone that's in a gang. >> police have re-released a video that they hope will result in new leads. they're asking people to share it on social media. we posted it on our website, abc7news.com. we now know the name of a man shot and killed in sunnyvale three days ago. 21-year-old edu sealgado was found dead in a sprtrip mall
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parking lot. this is sunnyvale's first homicide this year. a deadly crash involving two motorcycles and a truck closed down all east bound lanes of 580 in the east bay yesterday afternoon. abc7 news was at the scene in livermore. a motorcyclist who was going over 90 miles per hour lost control. the cyclist that collided with the pickup died at the scene and the other was taken to a trauma center. morgan hill police arrested the man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a gas station. 27-year-old richard dollarhyde was taking into custody last nght. police say he went into a gas station convenience store yesterday morning and demanded free items. the woman who works there told him to leave but he drug her to
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a back storage room. she hit him in the face and he eventually ran off. we have new details on the officer-involved shooting in brentwood. you see the damage done to a home on birchwood drive friday night. police say a car hit the home. at some point at least one officer opened fire on the two men inside the car. one man was shot in the hip. a neighbor says he heard several gunshots. >> he was on the ground yelling, i am hit, i am hit! oh! cussing and swearing at himself. >> another suspect suffered a facial injury. no officers were hurt. the brentwood police department and the contra costa county district attorney's office are investigating. at a church in the east bay, a call for shots fired has turned into a hate crime investigation. abc7 news was in san leandro where police say a man fired shots into a statue at a church yesterday afternoon. police say responding officers struggled with him before forcibly removing his gun and
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taking him into custody. police have not said what prompted them to classify this as a hate crime. investigators are looking into the cause of a grass fire about a mile east of the oakland international airport. the fire broke out near 98th avenue and empire road a little after 9:00 last night. while the lot is mostly empty, multiple campers and trailers were set on fire. fire crew house to request additional support and battled the flames for about 45 minutes before getting it under control. dub nation is hoping for a championship win during game 5 of the finals in oakland tomorrow. both the warriors and the cavs arrived back in the bay area yesterday. abc7 news news reporter lonnie rivera spoke with warriors fans who are undeterred by friday's loss. >> reporter: the warriors are back in the bay, and the chance for championship history is still within reach. >> it would be an historic moment that the bay area would be super proud of. >> reporter: the dubs have a chance to wrap things up on
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their home court, something that's never happened in warriors history. >> it's always great to win the championship game on your home arena. in front of your home fans. especially since they're going to be moving to frisco in a few years. >> reporter: 2015's win on the road was memorable. the sting from 2016's defeat by the cavs lingers. a victory at home would be sweet. >> it would be awesome to come back from last year and be able to win it this year. >> reporter: in downtown san francisco the cavs arrived with ear plugs in and serious faces. >> i think they're expecting the crowd to be more harsh than it was. but they're here to handle business. >> i jefferson and his friend chang frye. >> reporter: this fan believes the cavs have a shot. >> they just came out. they didn't want to lose. they didn't want their season to end. you can't go against lebron r. . >> reporter: this warriors fan has a message for lebron james. >> i hope he has a good night,
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enjoys the city and monday night on a plane back home. >> play defense and cut down on turnovers. >> reporter: that's advice for the dubs in order to win game 5 of the nba finals. abc7 news. espn and abc's coverage of game 5 of the nba finals starts tomorrow at 5:30 right here on abc7. before the game join larry beil and mike shumann for the dubs on 7 pregame show brought to you by jeep. larry and mike are live tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. construction on the b.a.r.t. tracks should be done in game for time five. >> bart crews are rebuilding the trackway between the lake merritt and fruitvale stations this weekend. no trains are running between the stations and lake merritt station is closed. a bus bridge will connect passengers around the closure. this will be the last weekend for the work which began in april.
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b.a.r.t. says to expect to 20 to 40-minute delays. lisa argen is tracking cooler temperatures. but a warmup is on the way. >> yes. it's the time of year where you expect more warmth and sun. today, boy, the wind. in emeryville, wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour. temperatures in the mid 50s here but it will be common to see winds over 30 miles an hour today. we'll add clouds into the picture today and perhaps a few showers. the full accuweather forecast next. remembering adam west, what his batman costars are saying about their dear friend. plus, demonstrators and counter-protesters squared off across the country. how nationwide rallies against islamic law led to duelling protes
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across from the santana row shopping area. >> you either support the constitution or you support shariah. you can't have two conflicting rules of law. >> reporter: do you feel as though there is a movement afoot to impose sharia law in california? >> oh, yes. absolutely. >> i lost my son, mark, on 9/11. on every other issue i am a liberal. when it comes to the imposition of shariah law on american soil i'm very much against it. >> reporter: across the honking traffic were many when interpreted the message from a different angle. >> i think it's clear that what they are saying is based on a lack of knowledge about muslim and about shariah. >> reporter: 120 bay area civil rights and faith groups organized this counter-protest from 11:00 to 3:00. they came from san francisco to santa cruz. >> it's amazing to see so many people come up in the name of unity as opposed to standing against one religious tradition. >> reporter: sign-toting activists walked across the street periodically to infiltrate the other side for a
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while but police kept them on the sidewalks and out of traffic. >> it's been peaceful. >> reporter: others said they felt harassed. >> walking around the bay area with a hat in general it's like i have a target on my back. >> reporter: the showdown ended peacefully. i'm leslie brinkley. abc7 news. >> hundreds gathered in roseville yesterday. three groups held demonstrations. one calling themselves anti shariah law, and a counter protest group calling themselves anti-fascist and a third group demonstrating for unity. >> i came to show support for the muslim community and to say we're glad you're here, we want you here. >> at least one person was arrested in connection with the protests. though it is unclear which group that individual belonged to. 6:15 is our time. legendary actor adam west, the man who played batman in the 1960s television series has died.
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west played the caped crusader for 120 episodes on abc. and is widely known for being the original tv batman. reporter melissa mcbride from our sister station in l.a. looks back at the life of adam west. >> batman! >> reporter: for only three seasons adam west was batman on the hit tv series in the late 1960s but it was the role he would be known for throughout his decades-long career. two weeks ago he signed autographs with burt ward who played his sidekick, robin, on the show. >> 75% of my time on this planet has been working with adam west. >> reporter: ward says west seemed to be in good health. the passing of his dear friend was unexpected. batman and robin were good friends on and off the set. >> when we would get together and people would see us together, they start laughing. and i -- what's wrong? my shirt? what's going on? why are people laughing at us. there was some chemistry, some
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magic from the very day that we met. >> reporter: west continued acting and doing voiceover work. over the years he made time for his devoted fans. julie newmar played cat woman on the show. she spoke with us by phone. >> he was so adored and kind and generous to people. always there with them. >> reporter: fans have paid tribute to him at his star on the walk of fame. west had an upcoming autograph signing tour and ward says it won't be the same without batman at his side. >> he will always be in my heart. i can hear his voice sure as i am speaking to you, and i just have a feeling that our connection was so great that somehow i am going to hear his voice. if i do, i'm going to pass it on to every adoring fan. he would want it that way. >> reporter: melissa mcbraide fr abc7 news.
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it was the perfect day for a parade, and this one kicked off opening day at the san mateo county fair yesterday. groups from throughout the bay area were invited to celebrate the fair's 80th year. the music group smash mouth performs next saturday. they are the hoibl headliner for this year's event. the fair will be open through june 18th at the fair grounds. top athletes from around the world take over the streets and waters of san francisco to take part in one of the most prestigious competitions, the escape from alcatraz triathlon. the race features a 1.5 mile swim. 18 mile bike ride and 8-mile run through the city. it's considered one of the oldest and most difficult. the first swimmers will hit the water near alcatraz island at 7:30 this morning. your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> water temperatures in the 50s, of course, there. we'll have a blustery afternoon with winds continuing to kick up. here is live doppler 7. the cloud cover just in patchy areas. low cloud cover. as we widen the perspective you see a rotation in the clouds here and some green representing
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some rain. unseasonably strong and cool low for this time of year will move to the north of us. the national weather service issued a winter weather advisory. we could see from 5 to 10 inches of snow above 5500 feet. mainly this will be to the north. the highlighted area, kirkwood included in this. tahoe in general. temperatures in the upper 30s there. we'll have cooler than average temperatures. 53, san jose. 56 in oakland. from the east bay hills camera it looks sparkling out there. but you too could see not only the cooler than average temperatures. you will see that. you could see a chance of a shower and thunderstorm in mount diablo. mount tam. 48 in napa. 54 in concord. wind gusts cranking up from
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hayward to oakland this morning. at the airport 36-mile-an-hour wind gusts. half moon bay and novato, pretty much everybody. we'll see the winds increase and that will allow for the numbers to feel even cooler. breezy and cool. chance of showers. sunny and cool tomorrow, taking the shower chance out and looking at temperatures gradually warming this week. so by the end of the heat it will be hot. from 7:00 this morning through the mid-morning hours, notice that we've got 15 to 25-mile-an-hour winds around most of the bay. at the coast, though, upwards of 38-mile-an-hour winds. so definitely a windier day today. as we go through the afternoon, 2:00 is when you'll begin to see the cumulous clouds build up. a thunderstorm out towards the delta. vallejo. showers won't amount to much. today will be the coolest day out of the next seven.
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in the south bay today, more 60s. 66, santa clara. 65 in milpitas. along the coast, windy. 58 in pacifica. north bay. san francisco, 60. the north bay sees numbers from 56, bodega bay to around 70. 65, castro valley. inland a few showers. 70 in pittsburg. nothing but warmer conditions through the upcoming work week. isolated shower and thunderstorm. sunny and cool tomorrow. by tuesday and wednesday we are back into the 80s inland, 70s around the bay. with low 90s coming in play, napa, san jose, by next weekend it will feel pretty summerlike. summer begins june 20th next tuesday. >> by next weekend some will be hoping for the conditions we have this weekend. >> that's the way it works! see what happens when a coyote
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to the u.s. adam west dies at the age of 88. we'll celebrate the man and how he wanted to be remembered. one lucky powerball player. one lucky winner making up $440 million winner. a single ticket matching all six numbers. who is america's newest millionaire. all coming up. 6:25 is the time. check out what a mother bear will do to protect her cub. a security camera gives us a closer look. mother bear and her baby were rummaging for food last week. suddenly a coyote appears, momma bear keeps her cub thwarting the coyote's effort. video reveals the moments a south carolina woman is rescued from her serial killer captor. lightning mcqueen is back ♪
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when you're clocking out. i'm the one clocking in & sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can even warm these to help you fall asleep faster. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. good morning, east bay. let's get up and get >> this is abc7 mornings. a quick look at the forecast
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this hour. here is meteorologist lisa argen tracking the conditions where you live. >> good morning, everyone. it's nice and bright out there but, backpaoy, the winds are gu already at 36 miles an hour at sfo. temperatures, 52 in san francisco, 56 in oakland. 54 mountainview. half moon bay. san jose at 53. the airport, no delays but with those winds you will expect perhaps a bumpy landing. 48 in santa rosa. napa, it's 50 by the delta. 54 in concord. winds right now gusting to 23 miles an hour in novato and hayward. over 24 miles an hour. san carlos airport up to 18 miles an hour. from the golden gate bridge, it is nice and clear. but we'll look for the temperatures today to stay down and in fact, with a few extra clouds and incoming weather system to the north could spread showers and maybe a thunderstorm. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you.
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a chilling video is out showing the rescue of a woman held captive by an accused serial killer. certain scenes may be too disturbing for some viewers. abc news reporter eva pilgrim has the story. from south carolina. >> reporter: dramatic and disturbing images showing the moment authorities walked to the sealed shipping container where a woman was being held captive. authorities using a saw and crowbars to break into the container. once inside, pitch black. investigators, armed with guns, walked through, finding kayla brown chained up inside the crate. >> how are you, honey? >> reporter: the 30-year-old held prisoner for two months by an admitted serial killer. in the video you see brown with a chain around her neck. >> both feet. >> just one. chain through a wall and my neck is attached to the wall up here. >> reporter: wearing glasses, sitting on a make-shift bed. >> straight out of hannibal lecter. a girl chained up like a dog in the back of a container. >> reporter: authorities used
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bolt cutters to free brown who had been trapped inside the container on this property belonging to 46-year-old todd kohlhepp, a seemingly successful local realtor. brown spoke to dr. phil mcgraw about the moment she was rescued. >> calm washed over me. i was just there. i was free and i was just ready to get off that property. >> reporter: she total detectives her boyfriend. charlie carver, did not survive. >> todd kohlhepp shot him three times in the chest, wrapped him in a blue tarp, put him in the bucket of the tractor. locked me down here. i never seen him again. >> reporter: he's now confessed to killing seven people including four he gunned down at a motorcycle shop. >> i cleared that building in under 30 seconds. you guys would have been proud. i'm sorry, but you guys would have been proud. >> reporter: in may kohlhepp pled guilty to murder and kidnapping charges and a judge sentenced him to life in prison.
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eva pilgrim. abc7, new york. the president's embattled troern agreed to testify next week about russia's connection to the white house and the firing of the fib director. this amid full-out over the former director's explosive testimony. abc7 reporter mary bruce more >> reporter: with the president and former fbi director locked in a he said/he said. >> those were lies, plain and simple. >> and some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> reporter: the spotlight of the russia investigation is bringing new scrutiny to the attorney general jeff sessions. >> we need to make america great many. >> reporter: sessions was the first senator to endorse candidate trump. in march citing those campaign ties sessions recused himself from overseeing the russia investigation. >> i should not be involved in investigating a campaign i had a role in. >> reporter: james comey hinted there was more to it. >> we also were aware of facts that i can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continued engagement in a russia-related investigation problematic.
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>> a big wrinkle today, comey's suggestion that there are untold stories about why jeff sessions decided to recuse himself. >> reporter: investigators are looking at this event, trump's first major foreign policy address at a d.c. hotel last year. >> it's time to shake the rust off america's foreign policy. >> reporter: that's the russian ambassador. sergey kislyak. being shown to the front show. and there is jeff sessions. investigators want to know if the two had any interaction at the event. sessions previously admitted he and kislyak had two encounters during the campaign after initially denying any contact. >> what we have is a pattern of contacts with the russians by flynn, by sessions, by kushner, secret, and then concealed. >> reporter: mary bruce, abc news. washington. >> president trump is expected to reveal his new policy with cuba this week. officials say the president could reverse some changes made
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under former president obama's opening with the island. that may include restricting business with the cuban military and u.s. travel that resembles tourism. a person familiar with the plan says president trump will announce the policy this friday during a speech in miami. the white house says the timing has not been finalized. in his first tv interview since being fired by president trump, former new york u.s. attorney preet bharara comes exclusively to this week. bharara, a friend and former colleague of ousted fbi director james comey will go one on one with george stephanopoulos. you can watch the full interview at 8:00 this morning here on abc7. the time is 6:34. today los angeles ends its pride weekend celebrations with the resist march. the march replaces the annual pride parade. organizers say the resist march was inspired by the women's marches that took place after president trump's inauguration. thousands of people are expected to take part in today's march. it starts at 9:00 this morning
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at hollywood and highland in los angeles. in washington, d.c., capital pride celebrations are happening all weekend. there will be a street festival and concert headlined by miley cyrus. yesterday thousands lined the streets to watch the pride parade through the city. this is the 42nd year of pride celebrations in the nation's capital. happening today, the bay area will celebrate pride month in san jose with the equality march and unity and pride rally. organizers say the two events give the community a chance to come together and show inclusion for diverse backgrounds. the march starts at 11:00 at san jose city hall and the rally starts at 1:00 at plaza decesar chavez. >> 6:35 is the time. "cars 3" is about to drive in theaters throughout the country.
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>> reporter: lightning mcqueen is back for a new adventure in "cars 3." his odometer suggests he has got some miles on him now. >> i am like the grizzled veteran. i am like brett favre, just trying to hang on. still, brett favre did pretty great his last year. >> given any thought to retirement? >> no questions. >> paparazzi. >> or "cars 3" we wanted a deep, emotional story of lightning mcqueen kind of later in his career and him becoming a mentor. >> reporter: the new kid, cruz ramirez. the character was inspired by the actor's own life. >> it's so weird to see the character that was crafted around you. and i love it. i never thought it would end up being part of a pixar movie. i am so excited that i get to train you. >> reporter: also new to the cars world.
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hot-shot racer jackson storm voiced by armie hammer. >> jackson storm is part of the next generation of high-tech racers. >> it's a good looking car. >> art imitating life maybe. it's a great car. i saw the full-size version. i was like, i want one of those. >> reporter: also along for the ride a couple familiar tv faces. >> let's hope i can lock them in as fans now so when i am much older and really need the work there is a fan base ready to spend money on my tickets. >> i watched this film with my daughter and mother. it was three generations of women in my family. i have to say, any movie that can please a single digit human while pleasing a woman in her 70s and everything in between is so -- such a miracle. >> reporter: "cars 3" drives into theaters nationwide on june 16th. in anaheim. abc news. disney is the parent company of pixar and abc7. time is 6:37.
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young kids who want to be the next steph curry are getting high-tech help. still ahead, the smart basketball and how it's revolutionizing the sport. as we head to break, here is a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera. the sun is out on this sunday morning. morning. lisa argen will have how far should pure alpine spring water morning. lisa argen will have have to travel from its source to the bottle? a hundred miles? a thousand miles? how about less than a mile and a half? crystal geyser always bottled at the mountain source. [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after.
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how fafrom its sourcelpine spring to the bottle?travel ♪ how about less than a mile and a half? crystal geyser is the only major us spring water bottled at the mountain source. walnut creek residents looking to beat the heat this summer have another option, the renovated larky swim center,
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held its grand opening yesterday complete with raffles, food trucks and synchronized swimming. starting today the center is open for swimming as well as lessons and school trip rentals. that will come in handy next weekend when temperatures hit the 90s in the east bay. this weekend a different story. >> it's even a cute name. yes. today temperatures barely at 70 degrees. in the east bay valleys. with that and extra cloud cover, coolest day of the week. the winds over 20 miles an hour. temperatures in the 60s. we'll look for this to be a very popular place. as chris mentioned, a warmup by the end of the week. forecast is next. also ahead in sports. lots of talking back and forth between the warriors and cavs. why draymond green believes his
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in sports, the warriors return to practice today to get ready for game 5 of the nba finals. golden state will try to close out the cavs. and win their second nba title in three years. the a's try to gain a split of the four-game series against the rays. first pitch at tropicana field at 10:10 a.m. the giants will try to avoid being swept by the twins. first pitch at 1:05 p.m. at at&t park. yesterday the a's and rays split a rare schedule double-header. here is anthony flores. with the highlights in this morning's sports. the a's and rays went beyond
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working overtime. it was more like a marathon. they spent more than 7 hours at the ballpark. game one, sonny gray for oakland pitched six innings and struck out ten including his former catcher eric norris. gray ends up with a no decision. in the ninth inning ryan healey doubles to left. rajai davis. come on down! tying the game at 5-5. we go to extra innings. bottom ten. evan longoria with a base hit off hendricks. for his eight career walkoff hit. rays take game one, 6-5. game two of the double dip. matt andriese left the game with an injury in the second. hoo called up because of the double-header, immediately gives up a solo blast to josh phegley. 2-1, a's. sixth inning. jacob brugman gets his first rbi in game two with the bunt that stops on the line for a fair ball. that made it 3-1, a's.
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oakland would tack on three more runs in the seventh when ryan healey and chad pinder both go yard. healey with his 14th. pinder with his eighth. a's win 7-2 and split the double-header. the giants hosting the twins at home. great day to chill on the water. first inning, brandon belt at the dish, belts it up and out of the yard, the 73rd splash home run in giants history. his 11th of the season. 1-0 g-men. jeff samardzija on the hill. coming off his second win of the season. fourth inning. vargas goes on a power trip tying the game at 1-1. fifth inning, two outs, one on for brandon dozier, hitting his tenth home run of the season. samardzija allowed three runs in six innings, drops to 2-8 as the twins win 3-2. >> we played a good game. he threw the ball fine. he made a few mistakes but three runs, six innings. we only got two today. we talked about the need to
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score, you know, four runs. >> takes one guy to get going usually for everybody to kind of follow in line. and then it just becomes contagious. so, you know, we need to keep going at it. we need to pitch a little better too. we can win games 2-1 and get it rolling that way also. >> with hustle, determination and his chatter, draymond green is the heart beat of the warriors but is also helping to inspire the cavaliers during this nba final series. after falling behind three games to none, the cavs had a record shooting performance from behind the arc to win game four. the cavs say they were motivated by the noise from green and the dubs about wanting to pop open the bubbly on their home court. >> we see everything. i would be lying if i say i didn't see it. i relish the challenge. i know my team mates do as well. it's been going back and forth all season. we're in the finals and everything is pin-pointed. definitely heard chatter. >> at the end of the day we
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didn't expect them to come out and lay down. they came out and did exactly what we thought they would do. i can't foresee them coming to oracle and hitting 24 threes. >> reporter: have a great sunday, everyone. espn and abc's coverage starts tomorrow at 5:30 here on abc7. before the game join larry beil and mike shumann for the dubs on 7 pregame show. larry and mike live tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. >> good morning. check it out. this is alcatraz. in 30 minutes it's the escape from alcatraz triathlon. all the people getting into 53-degree water. and the air temperature not much warmer. it will be a cool day today. as we look at what to expect in san francisco this week, it looks pretty nice. today well below average at 61. by the middle of the week look
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what happens. it takes all week but we finally get to the low 70s. average high, 66 this time of year. the numbers with the increasing sea breeze decrease by the end of the week. looking at very gusty winds today. not only are we looking at winds around the bay but at the coast near 40 miles an hour today. so, unfortunately, if you are headed into the city for the giants game, be prepared for that. we're going to call it windy, upgrading from breezy. live doppler 7 right now. it's clear and a well-mixed atmosphere with all the wind. it has been cool. and we are looking at a system along the border of california and oregon that is allowing for showers, cool weather and mountain snow. so much so that the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory, 5 to 10 inches of snow is february at 5500 feet including kirkwood. slick roads. interstate 80 and highway 50 wll be impacted. a lot of folks doing some camping this time of year, so it
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is really going to be cold with overnight lows in the 30s again in the mountains. the golden gate bridge, it looks beautiful but we will be looking at temperatures cool, winds gusty, and we are adding in cloud cover today, maybe some rain. i'll show you in just a moment. 52 in the city. 54 in mountain view and half moon bay. 56 in oakland. san jose at 53 degrees. winds yesterday, today, calm, over 40 miles an hour on top of mount tam. with that today we'll look for numbers even cooler than we have been. 50 by the delta. 54 in concord. livermore, 51. stro santa rosa, napa, 48. current wind gusts. 20, 25 miles an hour winds from hayward, the airport at sfo and elsewhere doing better. the due west wind. they'll pick up throughout the afternoon. let's talk about the highlights for the week ahead. a sparkling emeryville. breezy, cool, chance of showers. maybe an isolated thunderstorm.
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perhaps in the higher elevations of the east bay is the best chance. looking for temperatures to warm gradually this week. this is how it looks this afternoon. 2:00, clear lake and throughout the spine of the higher elevations for mount diablo and through the evening hours we could see a few light showers. yes, it's unusual, but as for the highs today, we are used to this. low 60s from half moon bay, 66 in fremont and san jose. if you are headed into the city today, windy. winds close to 30 miles an hour for the game. download our accuweather app. with the cool temperatures tonight we could sprinkle in a few showers. the look ahead, sunny and warmer conditions after tomorrow. we're dry and looking and feeling like summer by the end of the week. >> good to see sunshine across the board. lisa, thank you if you have been watching the nba finals here on abc7, you have seen some great basketball. but if you looked closely, you also saw some something else. ball handling. as abc7 news reporter jonathan
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bloom has more on a smart basketball that will teach you to dribble like the pros. >> reporter: seems like steph curry can shoot from anywhere and get nothing but net. what he does before the shot is just as impressive. >> you can't go anywhere. you can't create any type of separation or space between yourself and a defender if you can't handle the basketball. >> reporter: when brittany moore coaches young athletes she begins every workout with ball handling. now she has high-tech help from a smart basketball called dribble up. >> the benefit is that you are able to train and work on your ball handling skills outside of the time that you're with me. >> crossovers. normal crossovers from one hand to the other. >> reporter: from simple dribbling to crazy freestyles, the dribbleup app takes players through routines with constant feedback. >> if the meter isn't up into the green area, you push yourself to want to get it there. >> reporter: part of what makes the dribble up ball unusual is that there is nothing unusual about it. no batteries or sensors in the ball.
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all the magic happens on your phone. >> this ball we specially designed to be tracked using your smartphone camera. >> reporter: the inventor says it's the partner on tttern of w the surface of the basketball. making a game out of what's otherwise a boring part of practice is where he says it shines. >> use our app to do the practice that you're already doing. it will be a lot more fun and effective. at the end you get graded on every drill. >> reporter: you are an a-plus student. >> strive to be the best. >> reporter: forkosh was an a-plus student too. he wasn't the athlete in the family. >> my brother was always better. mark was always playing sports and i was building robots that played sports. >> reporter: it's fitting the two brothers founded dribble up together and eric's skills are already improving. in oakland. jonathan bloom, abc7 news. coming up, someone in california is waking up very wealthy after hitting a massive powerball jackpot. the seventh largest in u.s. history. we'll tell you where the lucky ticket was sold.
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their prize is tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. the things you could do with that money. >> mm-hmm. yeah, right. there is always next time. good morning, everybody. we are looking at cool weather bringing sierra snow. in fact, kirkwood and upper elevations 5 to 10 inches through tomorrow morning. that's how cool the atmosphere is. for us, gusty winds at the airport from san carlos to sfo. cool highs today, chance of a shower or thunderstorm mainly higher elevations. later this afternoon, 66 in fremont and san jose. yes, it's cooler than yesterday. another cool day tomorrow. but the sun will be out in full force for the week ahead with rapidly warming temperatures by mid-week. then we'll get to above average numbers inland by the end of next week. just be patient! >> snow up in the mountains. >> yeah. >> it's the month of june. my goodness. all right. alcatraz event, the triathlon getting under way in
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